Join our 7th World Congress on Tattoo and Pigment Research (WCTP) 2025 in Rome!
The WCTP is a hybrid congress organized by the European Society of Tattoo and Pigment Research (ESTP), which takes place every two years. It is aimed at an interdisciplinary audience.
In addition to researchers and medical professionals, tattoo artists, PMU artists, industry representatives, international and national authorities and many who have a special interest in tattoos attend the congress. The conference is a unique platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of tattoo and pigment research. All participants are offered the opportunity to learn about the latest developments and progress in this field and to expand their international network.
The main themes of the WCTP2025
- Ink Toxicology & biodistribution – In vitro and human studies
- Tattoo-related allergies and immunotoxicology
- Unwanted cosmetic outcomes & laser removal
- Clinical insights of tattoo complications & epidemiology
- Chemical analysis of inks: next steps and future challenges
- Market surveillance
- Microbiological risks
- Tattoo apprenticeship
2nd Tattoo & PMU Artist Educational Workshop
After the great reception and feedback we will continue our aducative workshop for artists that will bring first-row scientific knowledge to the first row applicants!
Topics planned are hygiene, basics of melanoma identification, aftercare and short-term dermal complications with active participation of tattooists, PMU-artists and specialized dermatologists.
This Workshop is also to non-conference-attendants!
We welcome you to the 7th WCTP in Rome.
We are proud to announce the 7th international congress organized by the European Society of Tattoo and Pigment Research (ESTP) since the inauguration in 2013. This year's conference will be held within the rooms of the Consiglio Nazionale Della Ricerche (CNR) – the national research council.
The target audience of the WCTP conferences are not limited to researchers and dermatologists, but attract also practitioners (decorative tattooists and PMU artists), representatives of national and regional authorities, market surveillance, ink and -machine industry, and everyone with any special interest in tattoos. This broad audience makes WCTP conferences a unique environment of knowledge exchange, insights, sharing of experiences, novelty, fuel to the mind and also friendships.
We invite everyone, who wishes to be on the pulse of the latest developments in the field of tattoo and pigment research, to join our next conference and get part of our globally growing society.
The beautiful historical Rome is easily accessible with direct international flights and night-train access across Europe.
We also want to express our gratitude to the Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche (CNR) for their support. Looking forward to seeing you in Rome!
The organizers of the WCTP2025.
Marco Famele
Researcher at the National Institute of Health (ISS) & Local Organizer, Rome, Italy
Roberta Lavalle
Researcher at the National Institute of Health (ISS) & Local Organizer, Rome, Italy
Ines Schreiver
Researcher at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment & ESTP President, Berlin, Germany